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Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin epicy̆clus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίκυκλος (epíkuklos). By surface analysis, epi- + ciclo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.piˈt͡ʃi.klo/
- Rhymes: -iklo
- Hyphenation: e‧pi‧cì‧clo
Noun
epiciclo m (plural epicicli)
- (astronomy) epicycle
Further reading
- epiciclo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- epiciclo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- epicìclo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- epiciclo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- epiciclo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin epicy̆clus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίκυκλος (epíkuklos). By surface analysis, epi- + ciclo.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iklu
- Hyphenation: e‧pi‧ci‧clo
Noun
epiciclo m (plural epiciclos)
- (astronomy, geometry) epicycle (a small circle whose centre is on the circumference of a larger circle)
Further reading
- “epiciclo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “epiciclo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “epiciclo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “epiciclo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “epiciclo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin epicy̆clus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίκυκλος (epíkuklos). By surface analysis, epi- + ciclo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /epiˈθiklo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /epiˈsiklo/
- Rhymes: -iklo
- Syllabification: e‧pi‧ci‧clo
Noun
epiciclo m (plural epiciclos)
- (astronomy) epicycle
Further reading